Reliability and Validity of an Interview Assessment of Attachment Representations in A Clinical Sample of Adolescents  

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Scharfe, Elaine

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Adolescent Research (http://jar.sagepub.com/) vol. 17 no. 5 (Sep. 2002), page 532-551.
Topik: reliability; reliability; validity; attachment representation; clinical sample
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Although several researchers have discussed difficulties when asessing attachement representation in clinical smaples, few have formally assessed reliability and validity of attachment in clinical samples. In this study, reliability and validity of attachment in a clinical sample of adolescents was assessed. Adolescents (50 females and 77 males) average age 13,6 years) completed questionnaires to assess interpersonal anxiety and avoidance and were administered the family attachment interview and the wechsler itnelligence scales for children III. Interview coding sof attachment representations were reliable, however findings highlighted possible limitations of categorical assignments. Consistent with previous research, attachment representtions were not asociated with cognitive abilities and were associated with latent variables of avoidance and anxiety. Discussion of results focuses on the benefit of using continuous ratings of attachment, the usefulness of attachment theory when counseling distressed youth and the theoretical importance of understanding attachment representations during adolescence.

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